Myth vs Reality: Seeing with Webb vs Seeing with Hubble

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 This short video addresses the misconception that Hubble and Webb will see objects in the same way. 

Star and Planet Formation
 
 
Produced by the Space Telescope Science Institute’s Office of Public Outreach.
 
All images, illustrations, and videos courtesy of NASA, ESA, and STScI except:
 
·       Taurus constellation drawing from Firmamentum Sobiescianum sive Uranographia by Johannes Hevelius, courtesy of the United States Naval Observatory
·       Andromeda Galaxy visible-light image courtesy of NOAO/AURA/NSF
·       Rocket launch image ©2008 ESA-CNES-Arianespace/Photo by Optique Video CSG 
·       Sunrise image copyright Jamie Lee – Fotolia.com
·       Barnard 68 images courtesy of ESO
 
Written by Tracy Vogel
Designed by Marc Lussier 
Music courtesy of Associated Production Music

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A black and white picture of a minotaur on the top left. A color picture of a nebula on the top right.

Text, MYTH versus REALITY

Myth side

Text, The James Webb Space Telescope can see the same things the Hubble Space Telescope sees.

Reality side

Text, Hubble sees mostly visible light, while Webb is designed to observe infrared light. While Hubble can view some wavelengths of the infrared sky, Webb’s vision extends much farther into the infrared than Hubble can observe. Webb will also have a much larger mirror than Hubble. It can see fainter objects, more-distant objects, and stars that are hidden from Hubble's view.